WESTERN UNION TO SPLIT SHARES; 4-for-1 Division Approved -- Profits Reported Doubled for First Quarter WESTERN UNION TO SPLIT SHARES

Stockholders of the Western Union Telegraph Company approved a four-for-one stock split yesterday. Earlier at their annual meeting, they learned that first-quarter earnings were double those of the 1954 period. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on April 14, 1955, on Page BUSINESS43 of the New York edition with the headline: WESTERN UNION TO SPLIT SHARES; 4-for-1 Division Approved -- Profits Reported Doubled for First Quarter WESTERN UNION TO SPLIT SHARES. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe